The Tale of Two Seducers: Existential Entrapment in the Works of Kierkegaard and Dostoevsky
The present study poses a simple question, namely, what are the specific forces that might at times hinder rather than advance individual moral development? To answer this inquiry, I will investigate the writings of Kierkegaard and Dostoevsky, examining the two aesthetic protagonists found in their...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
[2021-08-11]
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Kierkegaard studies. Yearbook
Year: 2021, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 431-457 |
RelBib Classification: | NCA Ethics TJ Modern history |
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Summary: | The present study poses a simple question, namely, what are the specific forces that might at times hinder rather than advance individual moral development? To answer this inquiry, I will investigate the writings of Kierkegaard and Dostoevsky, examining the two aesthetic protagonists found in their works - Johannes the Seducer and Dmitri Karamazov. I will utilise the Kierkegaardian framework of the three existential stages to illustrate that it is an over-reliance on gratification, coupled with an instrumental approach towards beings that not only prevents these two aesthetes from behaving morally, but also from even recognising the ethical perspective as a viable existential position. |
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ISSN: | 1612-9792 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Kierkegaard studies. Yearbook
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/kierke-2021-0018 |